courtesy of XiaomiLittle-known Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has just scored a major coup. The sixth largest smartphone maker has just announced that it has hired Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android vice president…
ThinkstockA look at the charts this morning shows that BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY) has a market cap of just under $6 billion. A privately held smartphone maker just received an investment that values…
Courtesy Research in Motion Ltd.Just last month, BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY) reportedly cut production of its Z10 and Q10 smartphones from a monthly total of 2 million to 1 million after sales…
Paul Ausick courtesy of SamsungAccording to several press sources, Samsung will introduce the equivalent of a smartwatch that can surf the Web, make phone calls and even tell time. At first, the news would…
courtesy of SamsungGlobal mobile phone sales totaled 435 million units in the second quarter of 2013, and of that total, some 225 million units, or 51.8%, were smartphones. That is the first…
Courtesy BlackBerrySome company is supposed to buy BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY), or at least that is what its board appears to believe. The way the smartphone corporation’s stock trades tells otherwise. After…
August 13, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened slightly higher this morning following a report on retail sales from the Census Bureau that was stronger than expected. Stocks turned south quickly though, as…
Courtesy BlackBerry To call the reaction to BlackBerry Ltd.’s (NASDAQ: BBRY) admission that it exploring strategic alternatives “muted” is probably to understate the case. Investors can’t bring themselves to believe that anyone…
Courtesy BlackBerryBlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY) has announced a continuation of reports that it would like to go private. BlackBerry shares were halted on Monday morning, and the news is that the troubled…
Jon C. Ogg courtesy Dell Inc.The notion of taking companies private is probably as old as the one of taking them public. The first generally takes money from outside shareholders. The other seizes assets back,…
ThinkstockThe notion that BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY) thinks it should, could, may or even hope to go private is quite frankly nothing but hogwash. Shares were up over 7.5% at $9.93 in…
Jon C. Ogg Courtesy BlackBerryIn an exclusive report this morning from Reuters, “several sources familiar with the situation” have said that BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY) may be considering the option of taking the company private…
Paul Ausick Courtesy BlackBerryThe rise and fall of Research In Motion, now BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ: BBRY), has been a monumental one. Imagine having the best products craved by everyone to the point that your…
courtesy of Apple Inc.For the three months ending in June 2013, Samsung Electronics closed the market share gap slightly between itself and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) in the U.S. market. Compared with…
August 5, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning, lacking any major news of interest from around the globe. In Europe, eurozone non-manufacturing PMI rose slightly even though German PMI was…
